基于小孔光学系统与面阵ＣＣＤ 的激光位移传感器系统设计

为了降低激光位移传感器的生产成本,提出一套新型激光位移传感器系统的设计方法。该设计基于三角测距原理,使用ＣＣＤ 单板机作为光电探测器,换用小孔光学系统替代透镜,并针对小孔光学系统的特点对传感器系统重要参数的确定方法进行了研究,编写图像处理算法提取目标图像中的位移信息,从而达到非接触式位移测量目的。搭建了一套该新型激光位移传感器系统进行位移测量实验,结果表明此系统可以达到量程为５０ ｍｍ、精度为１ ｍｍ 的测量需求。     

基于反射法的光纤位移 振动传感器优化设计

采用非相干光作为光源,以平面镜为反射面,对光纤位移 振动传感器的性能进行研究。推导出光纤输出功率与测量距离的解析表达式,并详细探讨了不同光纤半径、光纤数值孔径、发射光纤和接收光纤间距、发射光纤和接收光纤轴线夹角下输出功率比与测量距离之间的内禀关系。仿真结果表明:光纤半径越小,光纤间距越大,可以测试的距离范围越小;光纤数值孔径、光纤轴线夹角越小,可以测试的距离范围越小。通过分析不同情况下,输出功率比随测量距离变化的关系,可以在实际工程应用中根据测量需要选择设计合适的传感器。此外,还对测量误差进行了分析,得到光纤轴线夹角越小,测量距离的范围越大,误差率越小,当光纤轴线夹角为0.25时,误差率约为1%。     

Improvement of measurement range of optical fiber displacement sensor based on neutral network

By studying the output characteristics of random type optical fiber displacement sensor and semicircular type optical fiber displacement sensor, a sensor of new structure was designed. Using the ratio of the two output signals as the output of the whole system, the measurement range was enlarged, the linearity was improved, and the errors of reflective and absorbent changing in target surface are automatically compensated. Meantime, an optical fiber sensor model of correcting static error and linearizing the output curve based on BP artificial neural network was set up. The intrinsic errors such as fluctuations in the light, circuit excursion, the intensity losses in the fiber lines and the additional losses in the receiving fiber caused by bends were eliminated. By discussing in theory and experiment, the error of nonlinear is 2.9%, the measurement range reaches to 3.0 mm and the relative accuracy is 2%. This kind of sensor offers such advantages as no electromagnetic interference, simple construction, high sensitivity, good accuracy and stability.     

pH sensor using Langmuir-Blodgett overlays on polished optical fibers

Evanescent coupling between a side-polished single-mode optical fiber and a single-mode, pH-sensitive Langmuir-Blodgett overlay is used to demonstrate an intrinsic fiber-optic pH sensor. The sensor shows a wavelength sensitivity of 18.8 +/- 0.8 nm/pH and a transmission sensitivity of 9.7 +/- 0.8 dB/pH when operating at 750 nm.     

Spectral excess attenuation of monomode optical fibers with sinusoidally perturbed core radius

The spectral excess attenuation caused by coupling between the guided HE₁₁ mode and radiation modes is calculated with the aid of the formula derived by Marcuse for the radiation loss of a monomode optical fiber with step-index profile and sinusoidally perturbed core radius. The pronounced minima and maxima of the spectral excess attenuation curve converge as the spatial frequency of the perturbation of the core radius increases. Even perturbation amplitudes as small as 0.01 μm may lead to excess attenuations of the order of 10 dB/km if the radiation wavelength does not coincide with an attenuation minimum. The spectral behavior of the excess attenuation can be utilized to design fibers which act as optical filters.     

Attenuation measurement of optical fibers for sensor technology

Abstract

Generally the attenuation of optical fibers used for sensor technology is higher than that of fibers for telecommunications. This is difficult to measure by the optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). This paper presents a simple method that employs an integrating sphere. The total and scattering attenuation coefficients can be calculated and discriminated by the measured power of the light scattered out of the optical fiber and collected by the integrating sphere.     

Bile enterogastric reflux sensor using plastic optical fibers

Abstract

A portable optical-fiber sensor for ambulatory assessment of the enterogastric reflux, based on the optical properties of the bile, was developed. It makes use of two light-emitting diodes and of an appropriate electronic circuit that processes the signals and provides the readout on a display. A suitable probe for in vivo measurements was designed. Plastic fiber bundles are used in order to obtain probe flexibility and low price. In vivo measurements performed on different patients show the superiority of this technique over existing methods.     

Attenuation measurement of optical fibers for sensor technology

Generally the attenuation of optical fibers used for sensor technology is higher than that of fibers for telecommunications. This is difficult to measure by the optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). This paper presents a simple method that employs an integrating sphere. The total and scattering attenuation coefficients can be calculated and discriminated by the measured power of the light scattered out of the optical fiber and collected by the integrating sphere.     

Characterization and sensor applications of polycarbonate optical fibers

Some of the optical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical tests performed on a polycarbonate optical fiber (Optipol) developed by BAYER AG are described in this paper. Allthe tests were mainly done in order to evaluate the performances of this optical fiber, looking for its application as light transmitter in Local Area Networks (LANs) and sensors manufacture in the automobile industry. Some sensors using this fiber are also described in this paper: one speedometer, one tachometer, and one magnetometer. The last two sensors are Faraday effect sensors and have been developed with polycrystalline Cd_1-xMn_x, Te. This low-cost Faraday rotator has been specially manufactured by the authors to be used in industrial applications.     

Bile enterogastric reflux sensor using plastic optical fibers

A portable optical-fiber sensor for ambulatory assessment of the enterogastric reflux, based on the optical properties of the bile, was developed. It makes use of two light-emitting diodes and of an appropriate electronic circuit that processes the signals and provides the readout on a display. A suitable probe for in vivo measurements was designed. Plastic fiber bundles are used in order to obtain probe flexibility and low price. In vivo measurements performed on different patients show the superiority of this technique over existing methods.